Lombardi Family Concepts Opens Taverna Akumal
Lombardi Family Concepts’ patriarch and leader, Alberto Lombardi, has announced his newest restaurant – Taverna Akumal. The new 3,000 square-foot restaurant will open at the end of September 2015, in Akumal.
“We are thrilled to open Taverna in Akumal,” Lombardi shares. “Our family has been traveling to Akumal for years and Taverna will become a special place where customers feel at home.” Lombardi Family Concepts headquartered in Dallas, with additional restaurants in Austin, Houston and Laguna Beach.
Chef Leo Leonetti will oversee all aspects of the kitchen. Chef Leonetti studied at Istituto Alberghiero in Italy and was previously at Hotel Viva Wyndham Azteca and El Dorado Seaside in Rivera Maya, Mexico.
Taverna Akumal’s menu will feature a variety of northern Italian dishes made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Along with Taverna’s flagship dish, risotto, the menu will include salads, pizza, homemade pasta, fish, beef tenderloin and pork chop milanese. Daily specials will be served in addition to the menu.
Taverna is located near the Greatful Dead Stage by Turtle Bay Cafe and Bakery. Here it is on Google Maps.
About Lombardi Family Concepts:
Since 1977, Lombardi Family Concepts has welcomed new guests and old friends from the neighborhood and around the world in their European restaurants.
From Italian trattorias to French bistros and tapas bars, the many different cuisines of the coastal Mediterranean serve as their daily inspiration. Like many family-run establishments in Europe, each restaurants make their own pastas, gelatos and desserts and are committed to using fresh and locally sourced ingredients whenever possible.
For a list of some of the Lombardi establishments in the States, check out their web site:
http://www.lombardifamilyconcepts.com/restaurants.html
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